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Rachel Metz / Bloomberg:
OpenAI launches Dots, always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra with their own cloud computer, in ChatGPT for Pro, Business Premium, and Enterprise users  —  OpenAI has unveiled an always-on artificial intelligent agent that's designed to proactively tackle work on a user's behalf …
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Reece Rogers / Wired:
OpenAI says users can message Dots through ChatGPT, Slack, and Microsoft Teams and join a waitlist to text via iMessage or RCS messaging on Android
Michael Shepard / Bloomberg:
President Trump signs an executive order requiring federal government agencies to refer to AI as “Super Intelligence” or “SI” in all official communications  —  President Donald Trump sees artificial intelligence as suffering from a branding problem …
Samantha Subin / CNBC:
Trump says he signed a “morally binding” AI doc with AI leaders; Mike Johnson calls it a statement of principles that are “voluntary on behalf of the industry”  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he signed a “morally binding” AI document with tech leaders following …
Bloomberg:
After lunch with AI leaders, Trump rejects new federal AI rules, says “we automatically have regulation” via DOJ and FBI but “self-regulation is very important”  —  President Donald Trump shot down the idea of new federal regulations on artificial intelligence …
OpenAI:
OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol, saying it nearly matches Astra on agentic coding and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard prices, in Work and Codex  —  Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price We're introducing GPT-6.1 Sol, an upgrade to GPT-6 Sol that nearly matches GPT …
Maximilian Schreiner / The Decoder:
OpenAI prices GPT-6.1 Sol at $2/1M input and $10/1M output tokens, the same as GPT-6 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5.5, and says it performs well on safety tests
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
OpenAI unveils a $500/month Pro plan, offering its highest usage allowance and access to its new Ultrafast tier, with up to 8x faster token generation in Codex  —  The company also announced a new version of its Sol model.  —  Announced during the company's DevDay event today …
Matthias Bastian / The Decoder:
OpenAI reopens sign-ups for its $200/month Pro tier, halves API credits per dollar to encourage pay-per-use, and commits to not reinstating the five-hour cap  —  The 5-hour usage cap is gone for good: subscribers can spread their weekly allotment however they want.
Paul Sawers / The New Stack:
OpenAI says Plus and Pro subscribers can use their existing plan allowance with 16 launch partners, including Vercel and Devin, via Sign in with ChatGPT  —  OpenAI has announced that it's making it easier for ChatGPT subscribers to use their allowance inside third-party AI and coding platforms such as Amp …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
OpenAI announces new features for Codex, including reusable cloud development environments, a refreshed Codex CLI, a new code review experience, and more  —  OpenAI introduced new capabilities for its software engineering agent Codex, making it more useful beyond a developer's laptop …
Frederic Lardinois / The New Stack:
OpenAI announces Decisions API, which returns predefined answers with confidence scores, similar to TypeSafe's Jev, in limited preview with no pricing details
Kris Holt / Engadget:
OpenAI announces ChatGPT Space, a collaborative hub for shared pages and files, available on Pro, Business, and Enterprise plans; it replaces Library
Engadget:
A live blog of the OpenAI DevDay 2026 keynote, where OpenAI announced its always-on agents Dots, new features for Codex, and more
Anthropic:
Anthropic says GLM-5.3 can autonomously build end-to-end cyber exploits, like Claude Mythos Preview, but was released without robust safeguards against misuse  —  GLM-5.3 can develop working exploits end to end  —  Five months ago, we announced Claude Mythos Preview, the first AI model …
Bloomberg:
Sources: OpenAI aims to raise at least $30B at a pre-money valuation of around $1.4T, meant to be a bridge round to provide it with capital in place of an IPO  —  OpenAI aims to raise at least $30 billion from investors in a new round of funding, according to people familiar with the matter …
Madison Mills / Axios:
Sources: OpenAI's ARR is nearing $70B, growing 70%+ since the beginning of Q3, with B2B revenue up 100%+; it added more consumer revenue in Q3 than all of 2025  —  OpenAI's annual recurring revenue is nearing $70 billion, as enterprise sales more than doubled since July, sources familiar with the financials tell Axios.
New York Times:
Sources: OpenAI repeatedly dismissed internal warnings about inadequate monitoring of testing, prioritizing fast releases without additional security protocols  —  Employees and security researchers said they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening …
OpenAI:
OpenAI is adopting a structured “safety case” documentation framework modeled after industries like aviation and nuclear power to govern frontier RL training
Mallory Wilson / The Hill:
Trump officially launches America.gov, an AI-powered single access point for federal government services and information led by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia  —  President Trump launched a website Tuesday that uses artificial intelligence to help Americans navigate the federal government and find information and services.
Financial Times:
Sources: Anthropic dedicated nearly a third of its IPO prospectus to detailing “risk factors”, including that its AI may pose “existential risks to humanity”
Dean Takahashi / GamesBeat:
General Intuition, which trains AI agents in spatial reasoning via gameplay footage, raised $220M at a $6.2B valuation, for $650M+ in total funding  —  General Intuition has raised another $220 million at a $6.2 billion valuation as the company starts making models available for training AI.
Nick Lichtenberg / Fortune:
EliseAI, which provides AI tools for health care and housing industries, raised $350M at a $4B valuation, up from $2.2B after raising $250M in August 2025  —  EliseAI, the artificial intelligence company that automates back-office work for landlords and health systems, has raised $350 million …
CNBC:
Oura says it is delaying its Nasdaq IPO due to uncertainty in the market, despite “strong demand” and a strengthening of its business since the process started  —  Oura has said that it is delaying plans for its public listing on the Nasdaq due to uncertainty in the IPO market.

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Clare Duffy / CNN:
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Earlier Picks

Lauren Goode / Wired:
Q&A with Timnit Gebru, who says the “existential risk” narrative is a harmful marketing strategy and the “stochastic parrots” metaphor is not outdated
Michael Acton / Financial Times:
Pope Leo XIV rebukes Jensen Huang for downplaying AI risks, saying “the concerns raised by many of the experts, specialists in AI, should be taken seriously”
Isabel O'Brien / CNBC:
Meta launches Muse for Small Business, integrating the AI agent with Asana, Zoom, Intuit, Box, Canva, Slack, and other apps, alongside its own ad accounts
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